Sometimes the vast gulf between elite opinion and popular opinion about the United States overseas comes into focus. Today is one such day.On the one hand, Foreign Policy magazine presents us a collection of a dozen articles from Deep Thinkers via this editorial prism:America's relationship with the world is in disrepair. Anger, resentment, and fear have replaced the respect the United States once enjoyed. So, we asked a group of the world's leading thinkers to answer one question: What single policy or gesture can the next president of the United States make to improve America's standing in the world?That is a questionable assumption of course. India, France, Germany and other important countries have warmed to the United States. But the consensus among academics and journalists in those countries is no doubt anti-American. When elites talk to other elites at all those conferences, symposia, and award ceremonies, they mostly agree with each other that America's policies are...(Read Full Post)